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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our 5 yr old HFA DS is just like the prior two posters children - desiring of social interaction but unable to execute like a NT child.  It is heart wrenching.  He has no friends.   I watch how his direct peers react to him - for the most part like an outlier.  They call him "baby", "slowpoke", and other names on almost a daily basis at school.  He has no friends.  He comes home almost every day talking about how someone slighted him.  It is not the other child's fault - he just cannot communicate with them effectively even though he desperately desires to do so, and he has an extremely thin skin.  Anyone that does not think this is HFA/Aspergers should read Tony Attwood's book.  We had one of the most well thought of neuropsychiatrists in the area confirm that he is "not a close case", but clearly HFA.[/quote]

Does your child have an IEP?  Your school can help with social issues.  No one should be calling your child names.  Your post is so sad.

Ask your son's teacher to match him up with a buddy or buddies.  Ask the teachers who will be a good fit to invite for play dates and schedule them.

Does your school run a social skills group?  If your school has a counselor, reach out to them for help.  Our school counselor uses both the Unstuck and On Target and the Superflex curriculum for kids with social issues.

All kids with ASD need to be explicitly taught social skills so your school should provide pragmatic speech therapy at a minimum.

It should be easy for them to arrange a lunch bunch group to help kids with social issues.  Ask the teachers to arrange one.

Good luck!

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